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FXUS63 KLBF 281143
AFDLBF
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORTH PLATTE NE
643 AM CDT TUE OCT 28 2025
KEY MESSAGES
- WINDY TODAY WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH EXPECTED.
- COLD TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS
AND 20S FOR PARTS OF THE AREA.
- DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR MOST OF THE UPCOMING WEEK AND
WEEKEND. TEMPERATURES WILL BE ON THE COOLER SIDE BUT EXPECTED
MODERATE CONSIDERABLY BY SUNDAY.
SHORT TERM /THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/
ISSUED AT 338 AM CDT TUE OCT 28 2025
AN UPPER TROUGH WILL DIG SOUTHEASTWARD AS IT CLOSES OFF AT H5
ACROSS EASTERN NEBRASKA AND EASTERN KANSAS BY LATE THIS
AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY
AND INTO THIS EVENING. A DEEPENING SURFACE LOW WILL BE LOCATED
ACROSS THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM.
THIS COUPLED WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE (1035+ MB) ACROSS THE
ROCKIES WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL
PLAINS. BUFKIT SOUNDING DATA FROM VARIOUS POINTS ACROSS CENTRAL
AND WESTERN NEBRASKA, SUGGEST GUSTS IN THE 35-45 MPH RANGE WILL
BE COMMON FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
SOMEWHAT ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS ARE EXPECTED TODAY,
MAINLY FOR AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 183. THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL COMBINE WITH HUMIDITY AS LOW AS 25% ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
WESTERN SANDHILLS AND THE PANHANDLE.
EXPECT A COLD NIGHT TONIGHT AS WINDS DECOUPLE UNDER MAINLY CLEAR
SKIES. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER TEENS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN SANDHILLS AND THE PANHANDLE. WINDS STAY UP
SOME FARTHER TO THE EAST. THIS WILL HELP KEEP THE LOW-LEVELS
MIXED, BUT LOWS WILL STILL BE QUITE COLD IN THE 20S TO LOWER
30S.
THE SYSTEM WILL MOVE QUICKLY INTO THE MID-SOUTH REGION WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL TRANSLATE EASTWARD OUT OF THE
ROCKIES INTO THE PLAINS WITH WINDS MUCH LIGHTER AS A RESULT. EASTERN
POTIONS OF THE AREA WILL STILL SEE NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10-20 MPH,
ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING. AS THE RIDGE AXIS BUILDS EASTWARD THESE
WILL DECREASE, WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BY LATER
IN THE AFTERNOON ACROSS WESTERN NEBRASKA.
LONG TERM /THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY/
ISSUED AT 338 AM CDT TUE OCT 28 2025
NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT LOOKS TO DOMINATE THURSDAY THROUGH THE UPCOMING
WEEKEND. A POTENT SHORTWAVE DROPS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
MISSISSIPPI VALLEY REGION FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT
ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM WILL BRING A SHOT OF COOLER AIR INTO
THE AREA BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY. HIGHS MAY STRUGGLE INTO THE
UPPER 40S ACROSS PORTIONS OF NORTH CENTRAL NEBRASKA.
TEMPERATURES QUICKLY MODERATE SUNDAY, AS HIGHS CLIMB BACK INTO
THE 60S WITH UPPER 50S MONDAY. DRY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED...TYPICAL
THIS TIME OF YEAR WITHIN A NORTHWEST FLOW PATTERN.
AVIATION /12Z TAFS THROUGH 12Z WEDNESDAY/
ISSUED AT 637 AM CDT TUE OCT 28 2025
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. GUSTS OF 25-35 KTS
WILL BE COMMON FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.
WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME TONIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
ALL AREAS THROUGH TONIGHT.
LBF WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
NONE.
SHORT TERM...TAYLOR
LONG TERM...TAYLOR
AVIATION...TAYLOR
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